Can a pedometer predict heart failure outcomes?
NCT ID NCT07460531
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 2,000 people with chronic heart failure to see how their physical activity levels relate to hospitalizations and survival. Participants wear a pedometer or smartwatch and answer activity questionnaires every six months. No new treatment is given—the goal is simply to learn more about the link between activity and heart health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand how daily activity levels affect heart failure outcomes, potentially guiding future care recommendations.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all heart failure patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participating hospitals
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Heart failure NT-proBNP \>600 pg/ml (at least once in the history) NYHA-Class II-IV HFrEF - heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; LVEF ≤40% or HFmrEF - heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction; LVEF 41% - 49% or HFpEF - heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; LVEF ≥50% * Age ≥18 years old * Willingness to participate in the study, confirmed by a signed informed consent form * Ownership of a pedometer (e.g. smartwatch, activity tracker, smartphone-app, analogical pedometer) Exclusion Criteria: * Disease or disability that prevents physical activity * Hospitalisation due to heart failure within the last three months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Central Hospital of Bolzano
RECRUITINGBolzano, Italy
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LMU University Hospital
RECRUITINGMunich, Bavaria, 80336, Germany
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